#MeToo movement in South Korea spreads to academic sector

By

Jennie Oh

A women's group in Seoul calls for end to sexual harassment and inequality in the workplace. #MeToo movement in South Korea gained traction last month after a public prosecutor came forward with allegations of sexual harassment. Photo by Yonhap.

SEOUL, Feb. 25 (UPI) -- The #MeToo movement in South Korea has spread from the cultural to academic sector, as students and alumni come forward with stories of sexual assault or harassment under authoritative figures, JTBC reported.

This comes after veteran actors Jo Jae-hyun and Yun Ho-jin, admitted to sexually harassing women during their decades-long careers.

Both actors cancelled their upcoming production plans after the scandal.

On Sunday, 57-year-old actor and professor of theater Han Myung-gu was spotlighted in online communities, as having groped his students during drinking sessions.